Chapter 2: Rebirth

Ace(POV)

When I regained consciousness, I found myself in the arms of a woman with blond hair and Nordic features. She was who I assume to be my mother, Esther, while soon after, I heard a harsh, gruff voice from the side, "You have produced another healthy boy, and he should be a fine warrior in the future; his name shall be Ace Mikaelson."

I tried to focus my sight on the face of the man who should be the mighty Mikael. He had long, dirty, blond hair, a scruffy beard, and sapphire blue eyes. His broad, muscular build showed he was baptized by war and battles.

Esther: "Ace Mikaelson, my third beautiful boy," 'and he has some magic in him, so I finally have a child to whom I can teach my crafts and spells.'

A few seconds later, I heard the door to the room open, and two figures walked in, "Mother, Father, do we have a new baby brother or sister?" the bigger of the two spoke first.

Esther: "Ah, Finn, Elijah, come see your new baby brother, his name is Ace, and you two should protect him as big brothers from now on."

The younger of the two older boys walked over; he should be Elijah; he had shoulder-length brown hair, hazelnut brown eyes to match, and a slight lean build. "I finally have a baby sibling," he says, looking at my face affectionately. The older of the two, who should be the stuck-up brother, Finn, was relatively neutral about my birth, not showing much emotion about it.

Esther: "Alright, boys, go back to what you were doing; I have to rest, and so does little Ace."

After hearing the eviction notice, Finn and Elijah left the room while Mikael looked to his wife with a stern gaze, "Rest well and make sure the boy is well-fed for he shall follow in the footsteps of his brothers and me and be a proper warrior of this family." and with that statement, he turned and left the room.

Once everyone else left the room, Esther laid down on the bed with me in her arms and proceeded to pull down the top of her dress to give me access to her smooth, white breasts so that I could feed. "come, little one, eat your fill so that you can grow big and strong to protect your future younger siblings."

Esther(POV)

As I watched my newborn son drink his milk, I felt his magic was more potent than it should be for a baby. Seeing this, I realized that my third son would be a very talented warlock in the future, and maybe, just maybe, if I could teach him everything that I know and guide him properly, then he would be able to rescue his sister from my sister dahlia and correct the biggest mistake I have ever made.

Thinking of my firstborn child, taken away because of my selfishness, tears started streaming down my cheeks as regret plagued my heart again for my dear Freya. 'I promise to find some way to get you back, my precious girl.'

Silence overtook the room as a mother and son stayed in each other's company for the remainder of the night.

(Four years later... Ace (POV))

As the years went by, I painfully had to relive being a baby, unable to do anything on my own but cry and soil myself. By age 1, I had learned to walk and form words while learning to understand some of what was being said around me. By age 2, I could speak some sentences and point out my needs. My mother was shocked at my progress and was happy that she had a little genius, while my father did not show much emotion; I guess I would not see any change to his stoic face until I start combat training in the future and hopefully won't disappoint him to bring his ire towards me.

This continued until I was about to turn four years old and could speak almost fluently in the Nordic language. Still, the real upside is that at midnight tonight, I will gain my first boost to my magic and can finally start to train with my mother as I am sure she will see that my magic has grown and take that as a sign that she should teach me how to control it.

A few hours later...

As midnight slowly approached with only a few minutes left, I snuck out of the house and went to a secluded part of the forest to not disturb my family if gaining this boost came with any pain or external phenomenon.

I found a rock under a big tree and went over to sit on top of it as I waited for the process to start.

Once I got comfortable on top of the rock, I looked up to the sky to see the moon reaching its peak in the middle of the night sky, shining brightly onto the surrounding forest. Suddenly I felt a wave of energy erupt inside my body and sharp pain in my stomach as it spread throughout the rest of my body. I felt the pain in both my muscles and bones as they seemed like they were being broken and fixed all at once. I clenched my teeth as the pain was unlike anything I had ever felt. I wanted to scream, but I knew doing so would attract the attention of unwanted predators.

The pain finally subsided after a few minutes of going through the worst pain I had ever felt. I got up from the kneeling position I ended up in when the process started; I stood straight and tried to feel the changes in my body. As I closed my eyes and focused on sensing the energy within me, I found a bright blue cluster just below my navel, which I assumed to be my newly boosted magic power.

Besides my magic being boosted, I felt that my body was a lot stronger than before; my muscles and bones were a lot more durable and flexible. I also thought another power appeared within me; as I tried to focus on it, I suddenly felt my four canine teeth and my nails grow longer. Opening my eyes, I first realized that I could see perfectly in the dark now and that I could also hear and smell everything around me with the utmost clarity.

"Besides the boost in my magic, I also had to wait until I turned four to gain my werewolf abilities," I said while going to the nearby river.

I reached the river, stood on the edge, and looked at my reflection in the water just to be surprised at what I saw. My eyes which should have been a blood color red, signifying my alpha status, were a deep violet purple. I could only chalk this up to me wishing to be an original werewolf instead of a normal alpha.